Millard/Smich murder trial resumes today
The trial of two men accused of killing Tim Bosma continues today in a Hamilton courtroom.Dellen Millard of Toronto, and Mark Smich of Oakville, have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in...
View ArticleMPP's head back to Queen's Park today
Ontario's opposition parties are ready to go on the attack when the Ontario legislature resumes sitting today following a 10-week Christmas break.Premier Kathleen Wynne says the government's main goal...
View ArticleScotties Tournament of Hearts 2017 ticket packages go on sale Friday
Tickets for the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts at the Meridian Cnetre go on sale this Friday at 10 am.Not only will the country’s best women’s curling teams be contesting a Canadian championship...
View ArticleGarbage and recycling will still be picked up in Niagara today
There is no change to garbage collection in Niagara.But Regional officials say you can expect delays due to the weather.Niagara has been hit by a winter storm with snow starting early this...
View ArticleNRP make arrest in B&E in Port Colborne
Niagara Regional Police have arrested a 31 year old man following a break and enter at a Port Colborne business.Police say they observed a suspect unlawfully enter a fenced compound of the business...
View ArticleYork police warn of Facebook luring incident
York Regional Police say they've charged a 40-year-old man in a luring investigation involving a 12-year-old boy.Police began the investigation last November after the boy's mother reported that she...
View ArticleOntario Budget coming this month
Ontario's Liberal government will introduce the 2016 provincial budget on Feb. 25, two months earlier than last year's fiscal plan was announced. Finance Minister Charles Sousa told the Empire Club of...
View ArticleOntario still trying to recover 47 million in fines from plow operators
Ontario is asking for arbitration to try to recover some of the $47 million in fines levied against snow plow operators in recent years for failing to adequately clear highways.Transportation Minister...
View ArticleDSBN says parents make the final call on whether it is safe for kids to...
After a day like today when school buses were cancelled for kids in Niagara, but schools remain open there is always a debate over whether that is the right call.DSBN Superintendent of Planning and...
View ArticleSt. Catharines putting S'NO parking program into effect
A reminder from the City of St. Catharines not to park on the road for the next 3 daysThe city introduced the S'NO Parking program this year, a call to residents to not park their cars on the street...
View ArticleUPDATE: Winter storm continues in Niagara
The storm is over in Niagara.By the time the low pressure system moves out of Niagara this evening, we will be left with a quite a bit of snow.Depending on where you are in south Niagara, the storm...
View ArticleBombardier announcing job cuts
Bombardier says it will cut its workforce by 7,000 positions over two years, including 2,000 contractors.Most of the job losses will in Canada and Europe and will be partly offset by hiring in certain...
View ArticleSeneca Nation to open Niagara Falls, NY gas station
You thought gas prices were cheap across the border, well they are about to get a lot cheaper.The Seneca Nation which owns and operates the Niagara Falls, NY casino announcing plans to put up a gas...
View ArticleSuspect sought in Niagara Falls home invasion
Police have identified a second suspect in a violent home invasion in Niagara FallsIt happened on January 13th at a residence in the Main and Ferry area when two men forced their way inside the home...
View ArticleTwo new pieces of evidence introduced at trial of two men accused of killing...
Testimony at the trial of the two men accused of killing Ancaster father Tim Bosma, focusing on a key and a receipt yesterday.The Crown introducing two new pieces of evidence, a key found inside...
View ArticleWelland's Main St. Bridge to turn yellow tonight
Welland's Main Street Bridge will be lit up yellow tonight in support of a 15 year old suffering a rare type of bone cancer.Local residents will gather at Canal Terrace tonight at 6:30 for the...
View ArticleSt. Catharines city council to consider report on animal control services Monday
Lincoln County Humane Society officials have found a way around new bid requirements for the contract to provide animal control services in St. Catharines.The LCHS has created a new for profit business...
View ArticleControversial by-law to be ratified in Niagara Falls
A controversial by-law in Niagara Falls is up for ratification next month.Last year, Niagara Falls City Council voted to close the so called "hot dog" loop hole in the city's open burning by-law which...
View ArticleBosma trial hears about incinerator
The trial of Tim Bosma's accused killers is hearing today from a witness who said he saw an incinerator on a farm owned by one of the accused four days after the Hamilton man disappeared.Chaz Main told...
View ArticleUPDATE: It was slow going on QEW in Grimsby this afternoon
A slow drive on the QEW in Grimsby this afternoon following a crash.OPP say the collision happened in the Toronto bound lanes at around noon at Casablanca and the clean up forced the closure of two...
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